7-letter words containing s, u, r
- astbury — John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters
- astuter — Comparative form of astute.
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- atriums — Plural form of atrium.
- aurates — Plural form of aurate.
- aurides — Plural form of auride.
- aurochs — a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
- auroras — Plural form of aurora.
- ausform — to temper or deform steel in order to make it stronger and more durable
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- austral — of or coming from the south
- austria — a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Vienna. Pop: 8 221 646 (2013 est). Area: 83 849 sq km (32 374 sq miles)
- austro- — Austro- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe something connected with Austria and another country.
- auteurs — Plural form of auteur.
- authors — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- avarous — (obsolete) Avaricious.
- avernus — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- barques — Plural form of barque.
- be sure — to be careful or certain
- becrust — to cover with crust
- becurse — to curse (someone)
- belarus — a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)
- bergius — Friedrich (Karl Rudolph) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931
- bescour — to scour thoroughly
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- bourges — a city in central France. Pop: 72 480 (1999)
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- brangus — one of an American breed of cattle developed from Brahman and Aberdeen Angus stock, bred to withstand a hot climate.
- breslau — Wrocław
- brisure — a mark of cadency in heraldry
- broadus — something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- bruised — injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin
- bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
- brumous — mist; fog.
- brushed — Brushed cotton, nylon, or other fabric feels soft and furry.
- brusher — an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- brushup — the act or process of reviewing a subject, technique, or the like, for the purpose of renewing the memory, skill, etc.: He gave his Spanish a brushup before his trip to Mexico.
- brusque — blunt or curt in manner or speech
- brussen — bold
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- brutism — the characteristic actions of a brute
- bruxism — the habit of grinding the teeth, esp unconsciously
- bucyrus — a city in N central Ohio.
- buffers — a foolish or incompetent person.
- bulrush — a grasslike cyperaceous marsh plant, Scirpus lacustris, used for making mats, chair seats, etc
- bumster — (of trousers) cut low so as to reveal the top part of the buttocks
- burdash — a fringed sash worn over a coat
- burgess — a citizen or freeman of a borough
- burke's — Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane.